S2 First Vocab Lesson #8

Abstain: restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something

synonym: refrain

antonym: indulge

Sentence: To win a bet, he agreed to abstain from junk food for one year.

Haughty

synonym: snobbish/snooty

antonym: accepting/nonjudgemental

Sentence: When the boy belched at the dinner table, a look of haughty disdain crossed the hostess’ face

Tenacious: not letting go of or giving up on something one holds dear

synonym: relentless/adamant

antonym: weak/ surrendering

Sentence: With tenacious determination, the hobbled runner crawled across the marathon’s finish line.

Acquiesce: accept something reluctantly, but without protest

synonym: agree/cave

antonym: disagree/refuse

Sentence: The exhausted mother acquiesced to her toddler’s demands

Lampoon: publicly ridicule

synonym: mock

antonym: revere

sentence: Jon Stewart has made a career of lampooning politicians.